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FACULTY

At 2nd Nature Academy, we pride ourselves on having a dynamic staff of educators that excel at engaging students, building trusting relationships, and modeling respect and compassion. They are comfortable instructing in the classroom, the outdoors, and beyond. Our educational staff are highly credentialed in their respective focuses. We invite you to get to know a little more about our educator family by clicking through to each educator's profile.

Meghan Ayer

Meghan Ayer

she/her

Head of School

Mathematics (Middle School)

Keishla Lopez

Keishla Lopez

she/her

Emergent Kindergarten/Kindergarten (Lower Elementary)

Melissa Coakley

Melissa Coakley

she/her

Grade 5/6 (Upper Elementary)

Ravalika Sapavath

Ravalika Sapavath

History (Middle/High School)

Physics (Middle/High School)

Sarah Thompson

Sarah Thompson

she/her

Visual Arts

Kerry Gleeson

Kerry Gleeson

she/her

Social Media Marketing (High School)

Jillian Towne

Jillian Towne

she/her

Executive Director

Ariana Hernandez

Ariana Hernandez

she/her

Grades 1/2 (Lower Elementary)

Bernadette Chiccino

Bernadette Chiccino

she/her

English Language Arts (Middle/High School)

Executive Function Skills (Middle/High School)

Maria (Mariona) Oca Jordan

Maria (Mariona) Oca Jordan

she/her/Ella

Spanish

Megan Sweeney

Megan Sweeney

she/her

Music

Alison Pearson

Alison Pearson

she/her

Educational Support

Kaitlin Quinn-Stearns

Kaitlin Quinn-Stearns

she/her

Director of Admissions & Retention

AP Capstone Instructor

Narissa Hill

Narissa Hill

she/they

Grades 3/4 (Upper Elementary)

Courtney Mehurg

Courtney Mehurg

she/her

Science (Middle/High School)

Xiangli (Nini) Wu

Xiangli (Nini) Wu

she/her/她 (tā)

Mandarin (Chinese)

Mathematics (Middle/High School)

Ryan Slate

Ryan Slate

he/him

Physical Education

After School Leader

NEASC Accreditation
MISSION

2nd Nature Academy is a student-centered educational community that fosters inquiry, exploration, experience, and achievement. We develop well-rounded and independent critical thinkers who are able to create, communicate, collaborate, and conquer challenges, in order to contribute fully to society.

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